Paloma Alvar

Paloma Alvar holds a BMus in Music Education (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), a BMus in Musicology (Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid), an MA in Spanish and Latin American Music (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy (Goldsmiths, University of London). She has worked in the Communications Department of the Teatro Real (Madrid) and as a Concerts and Tour Manager for ACFEA Tour Consultants (a division of Specialised Travel) in London from 2017 to 2021. Since March 2021 she works as a Coordinator of the Cultural Promotion and New Audiences Department of the Teatro Real. She joined IE University in 2022 as an Adjunct Professor of the Arts & Humanities Division. In her spare time she enjoys making the most of Madrid’s cultural life and playing the piano!

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Coordinator of the Cultural Promotion and New Audiences Department, Teatro Real, Spain, 2021 – Present

• Concerts and Tour Manager, ACFEA Tour Consultants, UK, 2018 – 2021

• Tour Manager, ACFEA Tour Consultants, UK, 2017 – 2018

• Press Assistant, Teatro Real, Spain, 2016 – 2017

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Arts & Humanities, IE University, Spain, 2022 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, 2016

• MA in Spanish and Latin American Music, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2015

• BMus in Musicology, Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, Spain, 2014

• BEd in Music, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, 2011